Care.com Review 

With Gemma having just turned 3 years old, the time had come for Simone and I to get a social life again. Occasionally, we could really on my mother to come over and babysit, but it wasn't fair on her if it was in the evening and we were coming home after 11pm. We weren't keen on looking on Craigslist for someone to take care of Gemma, and even with local paper listings we still feel felt a little vulnerable. In the end I found Care.com online and was instantly impressed by the level of transparency and the security measures taken to insure children are only sat by throughly checked, reliable, honest and experienced sitters.

There are 3 ways to search on Care.com; either to post a job and be contacted by sitters, giving you a chance to interview and do checks, find last minute care with the Care-On-Call service, or search by zip code and find sitters already listed in the database. We searched by zip code and viewed the profiles for sitters in our area; we picked two we liked and contacted them for references. Our sitter, Becky, charged $10 per hour, and in truth we could have gone as low as $6, but we opted for experience and paid the extra. We also carried out a background check, which is avaliable on request and free. The entire process is seamless and very reassuring, particularly in an age where families have to be so careful who they let take care of their kids. Care.com also provide nannies, au pairs, care for adults, seniors and special needs care.

Care.com Key Benefits

• A secure babysitting service you can trust
• Same day service with Care-On-Call
• Background checks and references avaliable
• Ability to view potential sitter profiles instantly
• User friendly website portal
• Free basic membership and $30 monthly premium membership (cancellable at any time)
• Solid customer service

Conclusion